抄
chāo
Meaning
- to make a copy
- to plagiarize
- to take a shortcut
- to fold one's arms
Definition
抄写；抄袭；搜查并没收；从侧面或近路过去；拿起。
to copy; to plagiarize; to search and confiscate; to take a shortcut; to pick up.
Usage
常用于表示复制文字或作品，或指非法复制他人的作品。也用于执法中的搜查没收，以及表示走捷径或拿起东西。
Commonly used to indicate copying text or works, or illegally copying others' works. Also used in law enforcement for searching and confiscating, taking a shortcut, or picking up something.
Examples
- 1 请把这段话抄在笔记本上。(Please copy this paragraph into your notebook.)
- 2 他因为抄袭论文被学校处分了。(He was disciplined by the school for plagiarizing his thesis.)
- 3 警察抄了那个毒贩的家。(The police searched and confiscated the drug dealer's home.)
- 4 我们抄近路去公园吧。(Let's take a shortcut to the park.)
- 5 他抄起一把椅子就冲了上去。(He picked up a chair and rushed forward.)
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